Sentimental 'Christmas Candle' sheds little light

5:09 PM,
Nov. 21, 2013

From left: James Cosmo, Hans Matheson and Susan Boyle in 'The Christmas Candle.'

Written by

Randy Cordova
| Gannett

Imagine you were new to Cincinnati. As soon as you got here, everyone said: "Hey, great to meet you. And what about that chili of ours?" And even if there were variations in the topics discussed, the phrase "that chili of ours" popped up every time. It would get old pretty quick, wouldn't it?

There lies the first big pitfall with "The Christmas Candle." Everyone in the movie runs around babbling about "The Christmas Candle." And it's never simply "the candle" - It's always "the Christmas Candle." "Have you heard about the Christmas candle?" "You don't know about the Christmas candle?" "We must ...